This reminded me how important it is to teach students not just what to say, but how to say it—and how to really listen. I’ll make more space in my classroom for group work, active listening practice, and helping students understand their own and others’ learning styles to build stronger, more collaborative teams.

This reminded me that writing isn’t just a way for students to show what they know—it’s how they learn. I want to build more supportive, step-by-step writing tasks into my teaching and use feedback to help students grow their confidence and voice.

This reminded me that it’s not just about technical skills—soft skills like communication, ethics, and critical thinking matter just as much. I will encourage the students to find opportunities to grow in those areas, stay curious, and use writing as a way to reflect and learn from experience.

Time management and comminucation are very important to fostering a good learning envirionment.

Soft skills are vital to success in any industry. Knowing how to clearly explain a topic to a patient or a client is necessary. In healthcare, people sometimes talk about "bedside manner." In other industries we call it customer service. This is a soft skill that must be learned. 

Computer literacy is essential for todays' workforce. More and more employers are using web-based platforms for continued education and data collection. We must teach students how to use the computer as a tool to perfrom tasks necessary for professional success. 

Comment on Matthew Corbin's post: Yes face to face learning is vastly different from online learning. In a brick and mortar school, students are inseat and infront of a faculty member. The faculty has the ability to speak and see each students' face and body language. In contrast, online learners have to be even more driven and disciplined to succeed. There is no teacher taking attendace; no classmate who always sits next to them. Their facial expressions are not visible on the low resolution camera. This allows online students the opportunity to hide in plain sight in thie class.… >>>

Many students dislike teamwork. Perhaps they have had bad expereinces with group work in previous classes. The fact is that no matter the profession, teamwork is critical for success. As a teacher, it is imperative that group projects are woven in to each course. One way to do that is to create projects where each member must present their part and then the team must display their project as a whiole. This will decrease the complaint that some members did not participate. 

"Learning how to write never ends."  This is true. People must learn how to write for their discipline but also for audiences outside their discipline. Think of a nurse who uses the APA style to write in school and in nursing articles. Now that nurse is tasked to write for a lifestyle magazine, encouraging readers to get healthscreenings. Now the nurse has to write a call to arms, which is very different from academic and healthcare literature. Learning to adapt your writing style to fit the audience, is a skill that is similar to emotional intelligence when "reading the room."